Global Standard for Packaging Materials Issue 7: Auditor Training

Course Description: Auditor Training

Scheduled duration
3 days

Target audience
• Compliance/ Technical Managers and personnel
• Quality Managers and personnel
• Operations Managers
• Internal audit personnel
• Certification body scheme managers
• Importers and exporters of food products, of packaging products for use in food and beverage, feed, hygiene sensitives products and non- food packaging
• Site staff wishing to gain auditing skills and a deeper understanding of the Standard.
• Those interested in becoming a BRCGS Auditor (who already hold a industry recognised Lead Assessor qualification)
• Industry Consultants
• BRCGS Professionals

Course summary

This course has been designed to enable participants to gain a full understanding of the general principles of the requirements of the Standard, including fundamental clauses and statements of intent, and how to undertake a BRCGS audit, including planning and reporting of the audit. This will also be an opportunity to effect calibration of auditors to ensure the effectiveness and consistency of audits against the Standard to BRCGS requirements.

Active learning will be used throughout the course utilising case study-based activities to encourage critical thinking and help explain how sites will implement the Standard and how auditors will audit against the Standard.

In preparation for the course, participants must read and review a copy of the Standard including the Appendices and Glossary, which is available as a free download from the BRCGS Store, in addition to the pre-course materials provided.

At the end of the course, participants will be assessed with an exam.

Key objectives

At the end of the course participants will be able to:
• Explain the requirements of the Standard
• Assess compliance to the requirements of the Standard and explain how compliance can be demonstrated to maintain product safety, legality and quality
• Describe the scope of companies and products covered by the Standard
• Describe steps to conduct a BRCGS audit including the preparation, planning, and reporting of the audit
• Utilise and explain resource tools available for compliance and beneficial support from BRCGS